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Vintage hawkes pairpoint amber crystal table lamp Additional information: Materials: Crystal Color: Amber Brand: Pairpoint glassworks Designer: Pairpoint glassworks Period: ...

Pairpoint Monumental Hand-Painted Orientalist Oil Lamp, Pyramids, Palms c 1905 Rare oil lamp, USA, c. 1905. obverse-painted glass, patinated metal Measures: 33½ height × 10 diameter in (85 × 25 cm) Provenance: Collection of Edward and Sheila Malakoff Literature: Pairpoint Lamps, Malakoff, pg. 114. This piece is given the" rarity rating" of 1; the rarest of Pairpoint production. Purchase includes a copy of Malakoff text. Pairpoint Glass Company is an American glass manufacturer based in Sagamore, Massachusetts. It is currently the oldest operating glass company in the United States. The company was founded by Deming Jarves in 1837 in South Boston, Massachusetts, as the Mount Washington Glass Works. In 1870, Mount Washington relocated to New Bedford, Massachusetts. In the 1880s, the company primarily produced art glass. In 1885, it introduced Burmese art glass, a translucent, heat reactive glass that shades from yellow at the bottom to pink at the top. The company became known for this type of glass, obtaining a British patent for it in 1886, and presenting a number of Burmese pieces to Queen Victoria. In 1880, British silver designer Thomas Pairpoint (1838-1902) resigned his position as head designer at the Meriden Brittania Company and founded the Pairpoint Manufacturing Company...

Pairpoint vienna hand-painted neo-classical wedgewood blue chandelier, 1920s. Ceiling chandelier with brass chains and fixture featuring Wedgwood decoration with white enamel outline on the exterior. Vienna shade...

Pairpoint Glass Co. Poppy flower stained glass table lamp, Vienna shade, 1920. Obverse-painted and enameled glass shade in "Vienna" style, patinated silver plate base. Color and size of floral gives this antique a preternatural freshness and modern feel. Note the sinuous elegance of the base and the gentle manner in which the frame branches up to hold the shade before continuing upward to connect to each blossom. Masterfully designed work. Stamped manufacturer's mark to base 'Pairpoint MFG Co...